PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

London: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gareth Bale is hot favourite to win the Player of the Year Award from his fellow professionals after the shortlist for this season's nominations was issued on Friday.
The Wales international, 23, is also favourite to win the Young Player of the Year Award, the other honour...

London: Liverpool's Luis Suarez will be the greatest player not to win one of England's player of the year awards if he is overlooked this season, according to his captain Steven Gerrard.
The tricky Uruguayan netted with an impudent finish in Liverpool's 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to take...

London: James Anderson was named England's cricketer of the year for 201112 at a ceremony at Lord's here on Monday. The Lancashire seamer saw off competition from fellow nominees Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook for an award voted for by the English cricket media.
The award recognises outstanding performances in all...

New Delhi: Indian striker Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year award during the farewell exhibition match of Bhaichung Bhutia against German giants Bayern Munich in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Chhetri was handed the award by AIFF president Praful Patel in a presentation during the interval. He was...

Cairo: Ivory Coast trio Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Gervinho were among 10 footballers nominated for the African Player of the Year award on Wednesday.
The three English Premier League players were joined by 2010 winner Samuel Eto'o and Ghanaian internationals Andre Ayew, Asamoah Gyan and KevinPrince Boateng on a list...

Zurich: Despite ending his career with an infamous headbutt, Zinedine Zidane was nominated for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Soccer's world governing body on Thursday released its shortlists of 20 women and 30 men in contention for the two annual awards honoring its best players.
Coaches and captains...